# Berger Wins, Mansell's Title Hopes Dashed

> 1986 F1 title race ends with Berger's win and Mansell's disastrous start.
- Title: Berger Wins, Mansell's Title Hopes Dashed · RaceFans
- Summary: 1986 F1 title race ends with Berger's win and Mansell's disastrous start. Gerhard Berger won Mexico to set up a three-way title fight between Mansell, Piquet…
- Keywords: gerhard berger, nigel mansell, nelson piquet, alain prost, benetton, formula one, 1986, mexico, f1 title race, sports, cars, Berger
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- Published: 2026-10-12T06:01:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gerhard berger, nigel mansell, nelson piquet, alain prost, benetton, formula one, 1986, mexico, f1 title race, sports, cars
## Berger's first Benetton win
On this day in 1986 Gerhard Berger and Benetton scored their first victories together in Mexico.
## Three-way title decider set
The unexpected result set up a three-way title decider in the final round between Williams team mates Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet, plus McLaren’s Alain Prost.
## Mansell's title hopes dashed
Mansell’s hopes of clinching the title with a race to spare were dashed when he made a terrible start.
## Key takeaway

Gerhard Berger won Mexico to set up a three-way title fight between Mansell, Piquet and Prost.